Pointers for creating your curriculum vitae with examples and things to include in your online portfolios

1. Preparing Your CV
Andre Odendaal @Fengol
Microsoft AppFactory Mentor
October 2020

2. Why do you need a CV?
• Your CV gets you the interview. The Interview gets you the job!
• Provides talking points for the interviewer
• 100s of applicants require filtering
• No such thing as a perfect CV but what you have must be perfect

3. Proof Reading

4. CV Sections
• Contact Me
• About Me
• Work History
• Education History

5. Contact Me
• First-Name “Preferred-Name” Second-Names Last-Name
• First name based on your ID document
• Your Christian, English or Tribal name is your preferred name
• Email Address
• Mobile Number
• Physical Address

6. Contact Me Example

7. About Me
• Date of Birth
• Martial Status
• Only if married or have dependants
• LinkedIn URL
• Facebook for professionals
• Another copy of your CV
• GitHub URL
• Like an artist’s portfolio, show examples of your work
• Testimonial
• Do NOT say Responsible, Team Player, Passionate or Hard Worker
• Do tell about your Hobbies, Studies, Dreams
• Show you’re well-rounded character
• Short and to the point

8. About Me Example

9. Education & Work History
• Work History First
• Show Company Name, Job Title (based on contract), Start & End Date
• Sentence or 2 about your role and mention projects, languages & frameworks
as keywords
• Then Education History
• As you work people care less about your education
• List Institution, Graduating Year, Qualification
• Do not list a language or framework unless you are prepared to talk
about it in detail

11. Other CV Examples

15. Portfolios

16. LinkedIn

17. GitHub